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Join others across the state and plant a tree on Tennessee Tree Day
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Join others across the state and plant a tree on Tennessee Tree Day

STATE NEWS — It’s our state’s largest single-day tree planting effort and it takes place on Saturday, March 21 – the official first day of Spring. Thousands of folks across all Tennessee’s 95 counties will come together to plant trees for generations to come. The Tennessee Environmental Council wants to help you participate by offering...

Authorities release more details in Belvidere shooting death
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Authorities release more details in Belvidere shooting death

{Editor’s Note: We updated this article on January 29 based on newly available public information.} FRANKLIN COUNTY — More details are coming to light in a domestic case that turned fatal in Belvidere … touching the lives of two MCHS students who remain hospitalized. According to Franklin County Public Information Officer Chris Guess, local officials...

Motlow now registered apprenticeship provider
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Motlow now registered apprenticeship provider

LOCAL NEWS —Modern American apprenticeships are on the rise. And why not? It’s a great deal for both workers and employers. Workers get paid on-the-job training and exposure to mentors in their fields. Employers get to develop highly-skilled employees who usually stay longer and work more efficiently. It’s a win-win. Motlow State recently became a...

State wildlife agency warns about bogus license website
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State wildlife agency warns about bogus license website

STATE NEWS — The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) warned local hunters and fishers today about a scam website appearing in search results on Google when you type in the words “Tennessee fishing license.” The scam website prompts citizens to enter personally identifying information like name, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license number,...

New bill seeks to cap insulin prices in Tennessee
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New bill seeks to cap insulin prices in Tennessee

STATE NEWS — Tennessee exists as part of the Diabetes Belt. We enjoy the fifth highest rate of the disease in the U.S. Doctors diagnose 36,000 Tennesseans with diabetes each day. Over 650,000 adults live with the disease in the Volunteer State. That’s nearly 13 percent of all Tennesseans as compared to 10 percent nationally....